Vehicle wheel



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W. W. GARRIOTT VEHICLE WHEEL Filed Oct. 31 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @War/'Mi mvENTGR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM W.. GARROTT, OF SEATTLE, EVASHINGTON.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

Application tiled October 31, 1824.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM W. Gamin o'r'n a citizen ot the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State ot Washington, have invented new and usetul Improvements in Vehicle Vheels, ot which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels and to that type known as disk steel.

The primary object ot the invention is to provide a disk wheel that is insulated from heat created by friction and otherwise with the result that the disk plates thereof are prevented from becoming overheated there by preventing crystallization and the like and resulting in a long life.

A further object is to provide a disk wheel construction provided with two or more spaced disks insulated in such a manner that the insulating material gives with the detlection of the plates and thereby provides a shock absorbing means to prevent vibration and to produce a silent wheel.

A still further objectis to provide a disk wheel construction in a manner whereby either side can be applied to a vehicle hub.

This invention also consists in cert-ain` other features of construct-ion and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reterence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which;

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View through a fragmentary portie-n ot' a wheel constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation et the disk insulating material forming a part o't the inventio-n.

Figure 8 is a similar view of one ot' the disks showing parts broken away and a fragmentary portion of the tire receiving rim.

Figure if is a detail view of an auxiliary hub Jforming a part of the invention with the insulating pieces therefor.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the hub guards in elevation and in section.

Figure 6 is a detail View of the other hub guard in elevation,

Serial No. 747,095.

Figure 'T is a similar view ot one ot the bolt and nut connections.

Figure 8 is a view showing the disk separators in eide and end elevation respeci tively.

Figure 9 is a moditied form ot wheel showing multiple disks.

Referring to the drawings in detail the vehicle huh A operatively associated with'an axle B is shown tor the purpose of illustrating the mounting ot the wheel forming the subject matter ot the present invention. Surrounding the hub A is an auxiliary hub l provided with spaced annular 'flanges 9. and cross '[langes 3 forming compartments 4 between the 'flanges 2 and for receiving pieces of heat insulating material 5 such as cork and the like as clearly shown in Figure it ot' the drawings. The anges 2 are provided with openings 6 to receive screws 7 for securing the disk plates 8 and 9 to the vflanges which are further provided with openings l() through which pass bolts 11 for receiving the hub guards 12 and 13 respectively which engage the disk plates through which also pass the bolts. The hub guard 12 which is arranged on the inner side of the. hub is in the nature of a ring provided with openings la to receive the inner ends ot the bolts 11 and this guard is secured to the bolts by 'tlat nuts The hub guard 13 is in the nature et a dustcap and is provided with a flange 1G formed with openings 1? to receive the outer ends ot the bolts 11 and which is secured thereto hy nuts 18 having rounded heat s for the sake ot appearance.

rI he disk plates 8 and 9 are curved inwardly from their connection with the flanges 2, thence outwardly then again inwardly to terminate in spaced parallel outer portions 19 which are provided with right angle. disposed flanges 2O having their free edges engaging `incontronting relation. Arranged between the tianges and having its side surfaces following the curvature thereof is a heat insulating disk 21 provided with peripherally arranged recesses 22 to receive the disk separators Q3 through which pass a holt 24e to provide threaded studs 25 arranged on each side ot the separators as shown in Figure 8 of the drawings. The disk separators are arranged between the spaced portions 19 of the disk plates at spaced intervals as suggested by the arrangement of the recesses 22 in the insulating dlsk 21 as shown in Figure 2, and the right angle disposed portions 20 cover the outer face of the separators as shown.

The tire receiving rim of the wheel is formed by two parts 26 and 27 each of which are provided with inwardly extending flanges 28 provided with openings to be received by the threaded studs 25 and the rim parts are secured to the studs by nuts 29 having rounded heads. The rim parts as shown in Figure 1 are curved upon themselves to provide tire bead engaging flanges 30.

The disks are each provided with an elongated recess 31 registering with a like shaped recess 32 formed in the insulating disk 21 whereby a tire valve stein can pass therethrough as will be readily apparent. Flanges 28 are also provided with a like recess registering with the recess 31 and 32 for the purpose as above set forth.

A modified form of wheel is shown in Figure 9 of the drawings and the structure of this wheel is precisely the same as the one described with the exception that a plurality of disk plates 33 are adapted to reinforce the disk plates 8 and 9 of the preferred form. Of course any number of these disk plat-es may be provided without departing from the spirit of the invention. The tire receiving rim as shown in Figure 9 is provided with a conventional type vof tire bead receiving flange 34.

From the drawings and the above description it will be apparent that the wheel forming t-he subject matter of the present invention is reversible that is, either side can be applied to the hub first, but of course the guards 12 and 13 must be arranged. The outer side of the guard 13 engages the threaded portion of the hub and terminates to provide a stop for the hub cap as shown.

The wheel may be assembled before it is applied to the hub or may be applied piece by piece beginning with the auxiliary hub.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will bereadily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

That- I claim is:

l. A disk wheel of the character described comprising a flanged auxiliary hub, spaced disk plates secured thereto, a heat insulating disk secured between the disk plates, and a tire receiving rim secured to the outer edges of the disks.

2. A disk wheel of the character described comprising a flanged auxiliary hub, spaced disk plates having their inner ends secured thereto'and terminating in spaced parallel outer port-ions, an insulator disk provided with peripherally arranged recesses formed therein and arranged between the spaced disk plates, separators arranged between the spaced parallel portions and disposed within the recesses, -a bolt passing through the sepai'ators and provided with threaded studs extending from opposite sides thereof, and a tirereceiving rim secured to the studs.

3- An insulated disk wheel of the character described comprising a hub, flanges extending therefrom, insulator pieces arranged between the flanges,-spaced disk plates extending from the flanges and curved inwardly and thence-outwardly upon theinselves, an insulated disk received between the disk plates and having its outer surface following the curvature of the disk plates, a tire receiving rim secured to the disk plates, and said disk plates and insulator disk being provided with registering valve stem receiving recesses.

a. An insulatedk disk wheel of the character described comprising an auxiliary hub, spaced flanges rising therefrom, cross flanges arranged in the spaced flanges to provide compartments, an insulator piece receiving in each compartment, a plurality of spaced disks radiating from the flanges first mentioned, and terminating in spaced parallel outer portions, right angle disposed portions formed on the outer portions and having their edges engaging in confronting rclation, and a tire receiving rim secured to the straight parallel portions.

5'. The combination with a vehicle hub, of an insulated disk wheel therefor comprising an auxiliary hub surrounding the vehicle hub, a pair of spaced flanges extending from the auxiliary hub and provided with a plurality of registering openings, a plurality of spaced disk plates having their' inner ends secured t-o the flanges and arranged in spaced relation with respect to each other, bolts passing through the registering openings, a hub guard in the nature of a dust cap secured to one end of the bolts and the 'hub guardin the nature of a ring secured to the opposite end of the bolts, heat insulating material arranged between the disk plates and llanges of the auxiliary hub respectively, and a tire receiving rim secured to the periphery of the disk plates.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

IVILLIAM W. GARRIOT'I.

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